Born: Not available
Gender or Pronouns: Female
Tribe(s): Anishinaabe
Instrument(s): Not available
Role(s): Singer, Songwriter/Storyteller, Producer
Years active: ( – Now)
Credited with: Not available
Honors & Awards: Grammy for Mountain Song, multiple Nammys
Associated with: Robbie Robertson
Discography: Not available
Genre(s): Not available
Biography
“As an infant of two months, Star Nayea was taken away from her Native American family, as part of the 1950’s-70’s baby sweep perpetrated by the United States and Canada. To this day, Star Nayea still searches, and prays to one day be reunited with her Native American birth family. As Star grew into a young woman she was surrounded by the Motor City Rock ‘n’ Roll scene… This would inevitably hand Star Nayea her unique and undeniable soulful style. Star Nayea began to tear up the stages in Detroit. Moving on to Austin, New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Albuquerque, Phoenix, New Orleans, and Toronto just to name a few.
“Star Nayea had the great pleasure of working with famed, National West Coast heavy metal band “Testament.” Whose front man ‘Chuck Billy,’ is from the Pomo Indian Nation. Star’s voice appears on their CD, “LIVE AT THE FILMORE,” on two tracks. At the Fourth Annual Native American Music Awards in 2001, Star’s highly acclaimed five song EP ‘Somewhere in a Dream,’ took home the award for “Best Independent Recording.”
“Star’s song, Mountain Song, appeared on the 2005 Grammy Award Winning compilation: Sacred Ground: A Tribute To Mother Earth.
Performances
Star Nayea – Free
Format: Official, Duration: 4:45
Star Nayea with Robbie Robertson at Native American Music Awards – Making a Noise in this Place
Format: Live, Duration: 5:41
Star Nayea – Mountain Song
Format: Official, Duration: 5:59
From Sacred Ground – A Tribute to Mother Earth
Star Nayea – My Homelands
Format: Live, Date: 2014, Duration: 4:34
At 4th Annual River People Festival
Star Nayea – My Homelands
Format: Audio, Date: 2008, Duration: 4:54
Star Nayea – Not my Fault
Format: Live, Date: 2009, Duration: 6:27
At American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco
Star Nayea – Not My Fault
Format: Official, Duration: 4:56
Star Nayea and the Klamath Falls Youth Nation. – Start By Believing
Format: Official, Duration: 8:20
Star Nayea – Come My Way
Duration: 5:44
Star Nayea on KAOS Radio 89.3 FM
Format: Audio, Date: 2013, Duration: 25:37
Kayla Jackson – Won’t Let You Go
Format: Official, Date: 2012, Duration: 3:53
“Won’t Let You Go is written, composed and produced by Kayla Jackson, who’s a member of the Quileute Indian Tribe in LaPush, WA. Grammy Award winning artist, Star Nayea produced Won’t Let You Go for Ravens Last Laugh Productions. Star is committed to hosting this youth music and video workshop called: ‘Healing thru the Arts.” This all-American Indian workshop also features Lummi filmmaker, Freddie Lane (for Freddie Lane Productions) has a 2012 schedule traveling throughout Indian Country for 3, 5 & 10-day youth camps.”
Tribal Information
Anishinaabe (Anishinabek Nation)
“The Anishinabek Nation established the Union of Ontario Indians (UOI) as its secretariat in 1949. The UOI was established because the Anishinabek Nation did not legally exist and a legal entity was required to enter into legally-binding agreements. The Anishinabek Nation is a political advocate for 39 member First Nations across Ontario. The Anishinabek Nation is the oldest political organization in Ontario and can trace its roots back to the Confederacy of Three Fires, which existed long before European contact.
“The Anishinabek Nation represents 39 First Nations throughout the province of Ontario from Golden Lake in the east, Sarnia in the south, Thunder Bay and Lake Nipigon in the north. The 39 First Nations have an approximate combined population of 65,000 citizens, one third of the province of Ontario’s First Nation population. The Anishinabek Nation has four strategic regional areas: Southwest, Southeast, Lake Huron and Northern Superior. Each region is represented by a Regional Deputy Grand Council Chief.”
Geography/map of Anishinaabe territories
Anishinabek educational resources
Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution (the Supremacy Clause)
“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.”